Almost there!

After three tests over eight months.
After my past being scrutinized with a fine-toothed comb.
After having physicals and and lots of medical tests to insure I am healthy.
After months of answering the same question over and over.
After two weeks of sorting through names of cities.
After two more weeks of waiting.
I am almost there.
Two days and a wake up left.
68 hours to go.
Flag Day is almost here!
Finally I will know what country I am going to for my first post.
What city my family and I will be living in for two years.

Flag Day is almost upon me.

Flag Day, the day that every new Foreign Service Officer waits for with anxiety, fear, hope, dread, longing, anticipation, and excitement.

Flag Day, the day that every other Foreign Service Officer remembers for their entire career.


 I'm almost there!

(The sad thing is, all I can see in my mind's eye is the final battle with the Death Star in the original Star Wars and Red Leader saying "Almost there." Yes, I am a geek. And lucky you, I am also the geek that will represent US interests abroad. Your interests! Isn't that exciting?)